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(11) EP 3 984 199 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
20.04.2022 Bulletin 2022/16

(21) Application number: 20729348.1

(22) Date of filing: 06.05.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 29/08(2006.01)
H04L 12/803(2013.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H04L 47/125; H04L 67/1002; H04L 67/1027
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2020/031540
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/256844 (24.12.2020 Gazette 2020/52)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 18.06.2019 US 201962863018 P
09.12.2019 US 201916708259

(71) Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • AGARWAL, Abhishek
    Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)
  • GARG, Mohit
    Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)
  • BANSAL, Sandeep
    Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)
  • JAIN, Ashish
    Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US)

(74) Representative: Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB 
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


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